Kern Valley Hospital offers a local facility for residents of the Kern River Valley to have many of their imaging needs met without the inconvenience of traveling an hour or more out of town. The radiology department features caring, knowledgeable technologists and an advanced line of imaging equipment to give our patients the best experience possible. Our filmless, digital environment reduces wait times for outpatients and their referring physicians, while our teleradiology reading radiologists often provide reports within 24 hours. For our emergency and acute care patients, reports are available within an hour.
With our GE Optima 64 slice CT scanner, scans are acquired within seconds providing our outpatients, inpatients and emergency patients with a quick and comfortable experience.
A CT scan can be used to study many parts of the body, such as the chest, abdomen, pelvis and extremities. It can also acquire images of internal organs that would otherwise be too hard to see, such as brain, sinuses, liver, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, adrenal glands, lungs, heart and blood vessels. CT is also used to scan prior to surgery.
Our in-suite and portable GE diagnostic x-ray units are filmless and digital, providing clear images within seconds. Images are then kept for viewing on our Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS). If needed, X-rays can easily and conveniently be burned on a CD for patients to take to their ordering physician for their next doctor appointment.
KVHD offers a wide range of ultrasound services using our GE Logiq S8 unit with color flow and Doppler technology. Some of the services we can provide include abdominal, venous and arterial, thyroid, pelvic and obstetrical exams. We also can perform some ultrasound guided procedures such as para- and thoracentesis and line placements.
When your doctor orders an ECHO of your heart, look to Kern Valley Hospital to schedule your exam right here in town. While you lay down and relax for 30-45 minutes, you can get your test done and be on your way back home.
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